Table 1. Effects of UDCA administration on the fertility of DKO mice.
Parameter | Groups | With UDCA | Without UDCA | P-value |
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Pregnancy / Mating | Mating | n = 75 | n = 10 | NS |
Pregnancy | 53 a (70.7%) | 8 (80.0%) | ||
No pregnancy | 22 (29.3%) | 2 (20.0%) | ||
Delivery / Pregnancy | Pregnancy | n = 43a | n = 8 | < 0.005 |
Normal delivery | 43 (100%) | 5 (62.5%) | ||
Abnormal deliveryb | 0 (0%) | 3 (37.5%) | ||
Number of pups / Litter | Normal delivery | n = 43 | n = 5 | — |
Number of pups | 226 | 26 | ||
Per litter | 5.3 | 5.2 |
aTen pregnant individuals were euthanized for population control.
bAbnormal delivery includes miscarriage and preterm birth. Fisher exact tests were used to assess the association of UDCA administration with pregnancy and delivery rates. NS, not significant.